An album that immediately begins with a Daniel Caesar feature? Sign me up. With each Tyler, The Creator album release, I feel part of my frontal lobe develop. “CHROMAKOPIA” was no different. The first track had been previewed days before its release on TikTok, featuring waves of choirs in the background of a harmonized melody….
Students painted pumpkins and made slime on the Quad for the Office of Student Involvement’s Fall Fest that took place on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The creation of the event dates to a few years ago, accordion to Julia “Juju” Al-Amir, the graduate assistant for Student Involvement. In the beginning, the draw was apple cider, donuts and…
Students from The University of Rhode Island’s Anime Club gathered in spirit on Halloween night for their annual holiday party, which included a costume contest and a movie screening. In order to bring awareness to the group’s second party of the year, the club made additional outreach efforts, according to club president Marcus Haase. Before…
In the midst of fall’s busy nature between classes and fun events, the Rhody Rhapsodies, the University of Rhode Island’s a cappella ensemble, hosted their 2024 Fall Invitational on Sunday. The event featured acts from across Rhode Island. The schools featured included Roger Williams University’s a cappella groups, Drastic Measures and Hawkward, along with Salve…
University of Rhode Island Health Services is bringing back their Considering Change sobriety meetings for another semester to provide students with a space to discuss and rethink the way they use substances. The program, which began about five years ago, has been revamped by substance abuse analyst Catherine Calise and alcohol and other substances prevention…
A cricket club is being reinstated at the University of Rhode Island, which aims to introduce students to a sport that lacks popularity in the United States despite its popularity around the globe. In many countries, the sport of cricket is a big part of the culture and for international students, it is a big…
The University of Rhode Island had two finalists in the annual Northeast Regional Collegiate Soils contest hosted at URI’s own Alton Jones Campus on Oct. 18. Soil judging is the evaluation of a soil’s landscape, morphology and texture to define the type of soil, all while in a pit excavated to be five feet deep….
As the country’s final votes are counted, Rhode Island’s election results are in – the outcome marked a Democratic sweep across the state and saw all four bond questions on the ballot passed, which allocated funding to the University of Rhode Island. Although the country turned red, Rhode Island voted for Democrat Kamala Harris with…
The Rhode Island State Crime Lab, based at the University of Rhode Island, is experiencing delays in testing after suspending a portion of their firearms division in September following an evidence discrepancy. The suspension was made public in a Sept. 3 release by the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office. Toolmark analysis, or identifying the weapon…
In hopes of expanding its fundraising efforts, RhodyTHON wants to search for a bigger location to house its dance marathon scheduled for March 23, 2025. RhodyTHON is a student-run program that raises money for children being treated at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. While the larger program is through the Children’s Miracle Network…